Andrzej Romaniuk (MA (Archaeology), MSc (Osteoarchaeology))
Thesis title: Rethinking established methodology in micromammal taphonomy: Archaeological case studies from Orkney, UK (3rd millennium BC – 15th century AD)
Archaeology
Year of study: 4
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Contact details
- Email: andrzej.romaniuk@ed.ac.uk
PhD supervisors:
Address
- Street
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The University of Edinburgh,
William Robertson Wing,
Old Medical School,
Teviot Place - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9AG
Availability
Upon request (email)
Background
A double master degree holder (MA in archaeology & MSc in osteoarchaeology), currently ending his PhD in micromammal archaeology (Viva on 5th Oct). In the past six years I have worked mainly with micromammal remains from Orcadian archaeological sites, assessing and developing methods for micromammal archaeology, biology and taphonomy. Passed the viva on 5 Oct with minor corrections. See CV for further details.
CV
89691.pdf
Qualifications
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PR186097)
- Edinburgh Teaching Award (Cat. 1)
- "Developing your data skills, level 3" (advanced UoE upskilling course, R)
Responsibilities & affiliations
School of History, Classics & Archaeology (UoE) - Lab Demonstrator (2017-2020), Research Assistant (2020-2021)
Natural Sciences (NMS) - Research Associate (from 2017)
Undergraduate teaching
2018 to 2020 - Lab Demonstrator for hands-on sessions with human remains
Postgraduate teaching
2017 to 2020 - Lab Demonstrator for Msc courses in Osteoarchaeology
Research summary
- micromammal archaeology
- coprolite analysis
- morphometrics
- statistical analysis
- statistical programming
Current research interests
Currently ending a short project on National Museums of Scotland collection of red squirrel skeletons (in cooperation with NMS as well as The University of York).Past research interests
- Animal iconography - Regional archaeology (Hellenistic Near East, Bronze age China) - Field archaeologyProject activity
PhD thesis submitted, awaiting viva and preparing publications based on its results.
Additionally working with squirrel skeletal material at NMS Collection Centre.
Past project grants
Scholarships:
School Doctoral Scholarship (2017-2020)
School Master's Scholarship (2014-2015)
Organiser
AEA autumn conference, Edinburgh 2017
Participant
1 - AEA autumn conference, Edinburgh 2017
2 - ICAZ international conference, Ankara 218
3 - NEBARSS student symposiom, Manchaster 2018
4 - ICAZ Microvertebrate Group meeting, Terragona 2020 (online)
Papers delivered
1 - AEA: “Of rodents and men” - The evolution and nature of human-micromammal relationships in prehistoric Orkney and Scotland
2 - ICAZ: Micromammals, humans and environments – long-term perspectives on humanmicromammal relationships on Orkney, Scotland: Preliminary interpretations
3 - NEBARSS: Exploring micromammal remains from Neolithic sites (Skara Brae settlement site, Orkney)
4 - ICAZ MVG: Statistics, taphonomy and representativeness: Making the most out of archaeological micromammal assemblages
Romaniuk, A.A., Panciroli, E., Buckley, M. et al. 2020 Combined visual and biochemical analyses confirm depositor and diet for Neolithic coprolites from Skara Brae. Archaeol Anthropol Sci Vol. 12 is. 274; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-020-01225-9
Romaniuk, A.A., Shepherd, A.N., Clarke, D.V., Sheridan, A.J., Fraser, S., Bartosiewicz L. & J.S. Herman 2016 Rodents: food or pests in Neolithic Orkney. Royal Society Open Science Vol. 3 is. 10 160514; http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/10/160514